Abstract:
A fuel cell stack including membrane-electrode assemblies and separators formed between each of the membrane-electrode assemblies is disclosed. The membrane-electrode assemblies may each include an electrolyte membrane, an anode formed on a first surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode formed on a second surface of the electrolyte membrane. Each of the separators may include an anode separator facing the anode and a cathode separator facing the cathode. Each of the separators may include at least two manifolds, a channel separated from the manifolds and facing either the anode or the cathode, and a connection channel fluidly connecting the manifold and the channel. The separator may also include a buffer protrusion system in the connection channel configured to disperse the flow of the fuel or the oxidant.
Abstract:
An electricity generator includes a membrane electrode assembly; a separator coupled to the membrane electrode assembly and including a first region and a second region; and a thermal conductor on one of the first region and the second region.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a natural adhesive using garlic and a fabricating method thereof, and, more particularly to a very preservative, adhesive, nonpoisonous and high-performance natural adhesive, which is a chemical-free natural adhesive using garlic with high antibiosis as a major ingredient, capable of efficiently preventing a variety of damages due to volatile organic compounds by employing no chemicals throughout the whole fabricating procedures, and a fabricating method thereof. In detail, the present invention provides a natural adhesive using garlic fabricated by filtering and concentrating an extracted liquid obtained from a mixture of pulverized garlic and water. In addition, the present invention provides a method of fabricating a natural adhesive using garlic, including: (a) preparing and pulverizing garlic; (b) adding a solvent into the pulverized garlic; (c) extracting an extracted liquid from a mixture of the pulverized garlic and water; (d) filtering the extracted liquid; and (e) concentrating the filtered extracted liquid.
Abstract:
A fuel cell system includes a fuel supply, an air supply, a plurality of unit cells being stacked, and a stack. The stack includes: a plurality of unit cells, each comprising separators and a membrane assembly (MEA) disposed between the separators; a fuel inlet configured to introduce a fuel to the unit cell; an unreacted fuel outlet configured to emit unreacted fuel from the stack; a fuel bypass path; a fuel distribution path configured to distribute the fuel to each of the unit cells; and an unreacted fuel inducing path configured to channel the unreacted fuel to the unreacted fuel outlet.
Abstract:
A method of driving a fuel cell system according to embodiments of the present invention includes supplying a first amount of oxidizer (which is less than a normal amount of oxidizer) to a fuel cell stack while continuously supplying fuel to the fuel cell stack, supplying a second amount of oxidizer (which is more than the normal amount) to the fuel cell stack, and supplying a third amount of oxidizer (which is the normal amount of oxidizer supplied in a normal driving state) to the fuel cell stack.
Abstract:
A method for forming self-aligned landing pads on a substrate containing a pre-formed first conducting layer and a pre-formed first insulator, wherein the substrate further includes a patterned second insulator to form contact openings exposing the substrate. A second conducting layer in formed on the substrate. A photoresist layer is formed on the second conducting layer and patterned to transfer the pattern onto the second conducting layer. The second conducting layer is patterned to expose the first insulator. Then, an etching back process is performed to selectively remove more of the second conducting layer in order to form the self-aligned landing pads.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a crown-shaped DRAM capacitor comprising the steps of providing a substrate having transistors already formed thereon, then sequentially forming a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer over the substrate and the transistors. The second insulating layer has an upper opening that exposes portions of the first insulating layer, and the first insulating layer has a contact opening that exposes a source/drain region in the substrate. Thereafter, a first conducting layer is formed over the second insulating layer and the exposed first insulating layer. Then, spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the first conducting layer. Next, a second conducting layer is deposited over the first conducting layer and the spacers. Subsequently, the second conducting layer is etched to form conducting pillars next to the spacers. Finally, the spacers and the second insulating layer are removed to form a crown-shaped lower electrode for the capacitor. This invention allows a lower electrode having a large surface area. Therefore, a capacitor with high capacitance is obtained.
Abstract:
A fuel cell system and a method for driving a fuel cell system are disclosed. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack with a plurality of unit cells, a temperature measurer configured for determining a temperature of the fuel cell stack, a cell voltage measurer configured for determining voltages of one or more of the plurality of unit cells, and a control unit configured for monitoring the unit cell voltages of the plurality of unit cells to detect a minimum unit cell voltage when a measured temperature of the fuel cell stack is below zero, and configured for controlling the load current so that the detected minimum unit cell voltage may be maintained at a predetermined threshold voltage.
Abstract:
A fuel cell stack includes: a plurality of membrane-electrode assemblies; first and second end plates respectively positioned outside outermost ones of the membrane-electrode assemblies; and a plurality of separators respectively positioned between the membrane-electrode assemblies and between the outermost ones of the membrane-electrode assemblies and the first and second end plates. The first end plate includes an oxidizing agent inlet, an oxidizing agent outlet, and a moisture supplying flow path connecting the oxidizing agent inlet and the oxidizing agent outlet. The moisture supplying flow path includes a first end portion adjacent to the oxidizing agent outlet and a second end portion adjacent to the oxidizing agent inlet, the first end portion being larger than the second end portion and being a different distance away from a surface of the first end plate facing away from the second end plate than the second end portion.
Abstract:
A fuel cell stack configured to alleviate pressure and decrease the flow rate of at least one of a fuel and an oxidant is disclosed. The fuel cell stack includes a membrane-electrode assembly, an anode separator, a cathode separator and a filing member. The membrane-electrode assembly may include an electrolyte membrane, an anode formed on a first surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode formed on a second surface of the electrolyte membrane. The anode separator may include a fuel channel, a fuel inlet manifold in fluid communication with the fuel channel, and a fuel outlet manifold in fluid communication with the fuel channel. The cathode separator may include an oxidant channel, an oxidant inlet manifold in fluid communication with the oxidant channel, and an oxidant outlet manifold in fluid communication with the oxidant channel. The filling member may be positioned within at least one of the fuel inlet manifold and the oxidant inlet manifold.